Re: Re: By the way, Bill

> that NOTHING was going to save New Orleans ....

Well, that's not entirely true. Nature can kick us in the goolies
sometimes but then nature also usually has it's own protective box/cup
in place to soften the blow. In this case, the miles of swampland that
will take the brunt of the water when the Mississipi floods.  But 20
odd years of development on the swampland have removed natures natural
defence for New Orleans. Sure, it was assumed that the levees would
replace it as a defensive barrier but that has proved misguided. It's
time for developers and planners and governement regulatory agencies
to seriously review their thinking.  And this is by no means only a
criticism of the US, the UK government needs to have a good look at
it's huge plans for developing the Thames gateway, much of which is
several metres under sea level.


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